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ez	10-20-2013 06:33 PM

Share your roadside banana photos

Two large mats very close together next to Flamingo road each mat has one bunch with a 10-12' p-stem. What variety do you think this is?

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sunfish

10-20-2013 08:09 PM

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Manzano ? Maybe

Musa Manzano - Bananas Wiki

ez	10-20-2013 10:22 PM

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Sunfish if you mean Hawaiian apple it's very possible. The Manzano that I grow has a 7-8' p-stem and looks more like the first photo from Gabe15.

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Originally Posted by Gabe15 (Post 139993)

The 'Manzano' have thin skin and more rounded fruits, whereas the 'Brazilian' has thicker skin and rather more angular fruit. But that doesn't really mean that what you had was either necessarily. The photo you show from Jon's site is 'Mazano'. It's really hard to say what variety you ate unless you could show us a photo of the actual fruit you ate, preferably on the plant. The fruit bunches look very different, here are some photos.

Manzano type, 'Ungoye Sweet'

'Santa Catarina Prata'/'Dwarf Brazilian' ("Hawaiian Apple"), one of the most common varieties in Hawaii.

sunfish

10-20-2013 10:35 PM

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Venturabananas will set use straight

venturabananas

10-21-2013 11:31 AM

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Well, since Sunfish put me on the spot...

My best guess is tall Brazilian (which is called Ladyfinger in Australia, or at least an extremely close relative is called that, and often called Ladyfinger in the US, Hawaiian Apple in Hawaii, etc.). The hands look too closely spaced to be Manzano. The bunch hanging at a 45 degree angle from the p-stem and then the rachis with a sharp downward bend are typical traits of Brazilian (but not exclusive to it). On the other hand, that would be one heck of a bunch for Brazilian, in terms of number of fingers and hands. So I'm not positive that it is Brazilian.

EZ, if your "Manzano" consistently fruits at 7-8', then it probably isn't Manzano, which typically fruits at 10'+. Hawaiian Apple (Brazilian) seldom fruits at less than 10'. That would be a typical height for Dwarf Brazilian (Prata Ana, Dwarf Hawaiian Apple). The fruit of Dwarf Brazilian and Manzano are easy to tell apart: thick peel for DB, thin peel for Manzano; and if Manzano is the least bit underripe (e.g., any green on the peel at all), it is essentially inedible because it is so astringent.

ez	10-21-2013 03:04 PM

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Thank you Mark I'm going to start a new thread with more detail on my plant and maybe I will be able to give it a positive ID.

sunfish

10-21-2013 03:20 PM

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Originally Posted by venturabananas (Post 232128)

I thought Brazillian had persistent bracts ?

venturabananas

10-21-2013 07:42 PM

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Originally Posted by sunfish (Post 232156)

I thought Brazillian had persistent bracts ?

No, Dwarf Brazilian does, but not tall Brazilian and other full sized, close relatives in the Pome subgroup.

Richard

10-21-2013 08:55 PM

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Now in terms of "Share your roadside banana photos" ... in some places you only need google street view! My neighborhood is a good example ...

Abnshrek

10-21-2013 09:38 PM

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Originally Posted by venturabananas (Post 232128)

if Manzano is the least bit underripe (e.g., any green on the peel at all), it is essentially inedible because it is so astringent.

I can attest to that I tried one after I picked some up @ Fiesta in Dallas and spit it out, but tonight I noticed one had a split peel.. Man it was fantastic.. :^)

PR-Giants

10-22-2013 09:23 AM

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Some Roadside Manzano Bunches

venturabananas

10-22-2013 11:31 AM

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Maybe it is Manzano, based on Keith's photos. Try some just before they're full yellow and see if they are edible or not and you'll know if it is Manzano.

ez	10-22-2013 06:46 PM

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Musa Blue Java (Ice Cream)

ez	10-24-2013 07:24 PM

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Photos were taken at a local nursery the one with fruit has a 3' p-stem

PR-Giants

10-24-2013 09:25 PM

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Originally Posted by PR-Giants (Post 199507)

Some Enano Gigante plants growing near the highway.

I didn't measure the height but they were about 3.5 feet.

jul 3 2012

ez	10-27-2013 06:16 PM

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There are two mats with fruit 8-9' p-stem

ez	11-24-2013 10:42 PM

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Three large mats all of them have fruit at 5' p-stem looks like Dwarf Cavendish.

venturabananas

11-25-2013 12:44 AM

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Originally Posted by ez (Post 234690)

Three large mats all of them have fruit at 5' p-stem looks like Dwarf Cavendish.

I'd agree with that.

dana mastro

11-25-2013 01:46 AM

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Originally Posted by ez (Post 232312)

Musa Blue Java (Ice Cream)

that blue java pup looks exactly like mine! almost like a mirror image! WEIRD I should take a pic of it exactly how you did and you would be amazed

ez	11-25-2013 06:44 PM

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Originally Posted by dana mastro (Post 234699)

that blue java pup looks exactly like mine! almost like a mirror image! WEIRD I should take a pic of it exactly how you did and you would be amazed

I would like to see your Blue Java pictures and here are more photos I took that day.

ez	12-08-2013 08:38 PM

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This mat is 6-8' wide by 40' long it has 7 plants with fruit at 8-12' p-stem the fruit are large and resemble grocery store plantains.

caliboy1994

12-08-2013 08:51 PM

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Nice find. Doesn't look like a plantain though.

ez	12-08-2013 10:02 PM

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Originally Posted by caliboy1994 (Post 235563)

Nice find. Doesn't look like a plantain though.

Belle (AAB) ?

Belle

Image by Encanto Farms Nursery

Nicolas Naranja

12-08-2013 10:33 PM

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Banana Farm on North Road in Loxahatchee

venturabananas

12-10-2013 01:43 AM

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Originally Posted by ez (Post 235559)

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This mat is 6-8' wide by 40' long it has 7 plants with fruit at 8-12' p-stem the fruit are large and resemble grocery store plantains.

It's an ABB variety, probably something in the Bluggoe subgroup, like Orinoco, but doesn't look exactly like that variety.

ez	12-29-2013 08:17 PM

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I went back to the roadside mat next to flamingo road 2 weeks ago and took 5 new photos.

These photos were taken ‎October ‎20, ‎2013

venturabananas

12-30-2013 07:50 AM

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It's Mysore. The color on the underside of the unrolling leaf and the tightly-packed, cylindrical bunch with small fingers are the giveaways.

eddiemunozep

12-30-2013 06:32 PM

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Here are some bananas along Rainbow Valley Blvd in Rainbow Ca.

ez	12-30-2013 08:04 PM

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Originally Posted by eddiemunozep (Post 236853)

Here are some bananas along Rainbow Valley Blvd in Rainbow Ca.

Image by eddiemunozep

very nice Eddie

bananimal

12-31-2013 09:39 AM

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Riverside naners. Taken from a boat on a river in Costa Rica 2011.

venturabananas

01-03-2014 08:41 PM

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Originally Posted by eddiemunozep (Post 236853)

Here are some bananas along Rainbow Valley Blvd in Rainbow Ca.

Not positive, but probably Musa balbisiana by the look of them.

eddiemunozep

01-03-2014 09:53 PM

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Originally Posted by venturabananas (Post 237025)

Not positive, but probably Musa balbisiana by the look of them.

Here is a better view of one of the bunches

venturabananas

01-03-2014 10:02 PM

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Originally Posted by eddiemunozep (Post 237026)

Here is a better view of one of the bunches

I'd still stick with that tentative ID, though I'd expect to see more retained grayish bracts on the rachis based on what I've seen before for balbisiana.

eddiemunozep

01-03-2014 10:15 PM

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Originally Posted by venturabananas (Post 237028)

I'd still stick with that tentative ID, though I'd expect to see more retained grayish bracts on the rachis based on what I've seen before for balbisiana.

I left a note in their mailbox with my name and phone number asking them but they nevrr called me.

ez	01-04-2014 12:59 PM

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Originally Posted by venturabananas (Post 237025)

Not positive, but probably Musa balbisiana by the look of them.

I agree it's balbisiana here's a detailed description.

DEBDOM: Database Exploring Banana Diversity of Manipur

I_GROWER

01-16-2014 11:15 PM

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Wild patch around the way, this is one of the smaller clumps

Ice cream? Two different bundles

Burros?

Monzano?

Supermarket banana?

caliboy1994

01-17-2014 02:50 AM

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Originally Posted by I_GROWER (Post 237935)

Wild patch around the way, this is one of the smaller clumps

Ice cream? Two different bundles

Burros?

Monzano?

Supermarket banana?

They all look like Namwah to me except for the burros.

robguz24

01-17-2014 02:52 AM

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Last one is a namwah, as are probably a few of the other pictures.

ez	01-17-2014 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by I_GROWER (Post 237935)

Wild patch around the way, this is one of the smaller clumps

Ice cream? Two different bundles

Burros?

Monzano?

Supermarket banana?

Very nice photos I_GROWER

In my opinion the first 4 images could be Blue Java but if the color of the fruit is the same as the last image then it's probably Namwah.

The Burros bunch appear to be the same as this picture I took a couple weeks ago image on the right.

The Monzano could be an off-type (somaclonal variation) of Namwah or something completely different.

The last image looks like Namwah the photo to right is a Namwah bunch.

I_GROWER

01-29-2014 04:53 PM

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thank you especially ez for those comparison photos

i will get more photos next time i visit

I_GROWER

03-15-2014 04:06 PM

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Happy little patches .. Think Bob Ross

ez	03-30-2014 06:45 PM

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On my way home from work I seen this small mat 6 plants the one with fruit is 10' the fruit have blunt ends and the male bud is round. I believe it's Saba (ABB).